The , despite being superseded by the vJunos‑Router platform. By following the steps in this guide, you can legally download the vMX from Juniper’s support site, install it on your EVE‑NG lab, and run it indefinitely with a 1 Mbps BASE license. Whether you are preparing for Juniper certifications or testing complex MPLS VPN designs, the vMX – or its modern successor, vJunos‑Router – provides a robust virtual routing platform to sharpen your networking skills.
you need advanced Juniper routing/MPLS features and have 16+ GB RAM . Not worth it if you just want basic CLI practice or have limited hardware – use vSRX instead.
Network engineers, students, and architects frequently use Eve-NG (Emulated Virtual Environment Next Generation) to practice enterprise routing configurations. Deploying a Juniper vMX (Virtual MX Series Router) inside EVE-NG provides a full-featured, carrier-grade routing platform for testing MPLS, BGP, EVPN, and carrier ethernet topologies.
If you downloaded a .tgz bundle, you must extract it to find the relevant .qcow2 virtual disk files. On Windows, you can use 7-Zip; on Linux/Mac, use the terminal: tar -zxvf vmx-bundle-x86-64-*.tgz Use code with caution. Inside the extracted folders, look for the following files: vmxhdd.qcow2 (The hard disk image)